When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, "We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him."

In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well. He thought, "If Esau comes and attacks one group, the group that is left may escape."

Then Jacob prayed, "O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, O LORD, who said to me, 'Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,' I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness you have shown your servant. I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two groups. Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children. But you have said, 'I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.' "

Lord, we pray for our troops, that You would save them from all the hands raised against them, at home and abroad.

Lord, we pray for Iraq, asking You to grant peace to this nation and to strengthen them to stand against all who would take away their freedom. We remember Your church in Iraq, so often attacked, and we ask You to give them a time of peace where, encouraged by the Holy Spirit, they will grow in numbers.

O God of Abraham, God of Isaac, O LORD, who directs our lives, we are unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown us. In our days of struggle, in our nights of fear, help us to remember Your promises. For twenty years Jacob toiled in Paddan Aram, the heat consuming him by day and the cold at night, and Laban cheated him ten times. But You were with him. When he left Canaan, he had only his staff. When You brought him back, he had become two groups. In such a way You watch over Your people  shepherding us through good times and hard, Your blessing conquering our adversity. We commit ourselves to Your care, in the Name of Jesus who loves us, Amen.

IN THE COLDEST and darkest days of the American Revolution, General George Washington raised his prayers for the survival of his beleaguered Army and of the new Nation. The Lord answered those prayers, upheld his Army through a punishing nadir to everlasting Glory, and bestowed His manifold benefits upon the new Nation.

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FROM THE BRAVE, albeit weary, ill-equipped, and untrained volunteers who marched into Valley Forge on 19 December 1777 arose, with the help of some gallant friends from across the waves, the cohesive fighting force that became the United States Army, global defender of Freedom and scourge of Tyrants.

AS GENERAL WASHINGTON lifted his prayers on high in that bleak Winter, let our prayers now rise like a fountain for our Heroes in the American Armed Forces who seek to secure the benefits of Freedom on behalf of a people hungry for them. Father, look on our prayers for them with favor, guide their steps in righteousness and envelop them in the shelter of Your Healing Wings. Bless and uphold them in the performance of their Mission. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.

HEAVENLY FATHER, Lord of the Nations, unto Your Divine Mercy we commend the souls of these valiant men and women who have fallen in the service of our Beloved Nation and in defense of the Freedoms we hold dear. We pray that You gather them in Your loving embrace, that You cause Your Countenance to shine upon them, and that You vouchsafe their souls to dwell eternally in Your Divine Presence. Through Jesus Christ Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.

. . . hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Romans 5:5 Amen, Irish Rose to your beautiful prayer of HOPE. Praying for our beloved heroes and nation.

O God of Abraham, God of Isaac, O LORD, who directs our lives, we are unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown us. In our days of struggle, in our nights of fear, help us to remember Your promises. For twenty years Jacob toiled in Paddan Aram, the heat consuming him by day and the cold at night, and Laban cheated him ten times. But You were with him. When he left Canaan, he had only his staff. When You brought him back, he had become two groups. In such a way You watch over Your people  shepherding us through good times and hard, Your blessing conquering our adversity. We commit ourselves to Your care, in the Name of Jesus who loves us, Amen.

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